woo-hoo
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of woo-hoo
First recorded in 1650–60, for an earlier sense
Example Sentences
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Other "Wheel of Fortune" fans claimed Sajak also asked a contestant "not to make sound effects" after letting out a "woo-hoo" during the game.
From Fox News ● Dec. 4, 2020
She is too discriminating for the mechanical big drops and woo-hoo euphoria of mainstream E.D.M., too artisanal for the slick choreographies, songwriting factories and carefully calibrated career moves of the industrial-pop complex.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2020
Almost a thousand girls were scheduled to arrive the next day; they’d all be checked for measles, though not until after the so-called pump speech—the welcome woo-hoo.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2019
After Caitlyn made the millionth donation, I called with a double woo-hoo thank you!
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2019
Scotty's heart leaped; he uttered a strange, weird yell—"Oro, Oro, woo-hoo!"
From The Silver Maple by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
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